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Li Na's success shows that the party-state's sports establishment should be discarded for a more streamlined system closer to current international norms than the old-fashioned Soviet-style regimented system that it is at present. More decisions need to be made by athletes themselves and their competitively selected coaches than by party apparatchiks and coaches that curry favor with the higher-ups.
Feb 03, 2014 02:01 PM
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